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Bless the Child
Mankind's last hope just turned six.
Genres
DramaHorrorThrillerCrime
Overview
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
Details
Budget
$40000000
Revenue
$40443010
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
2000-08-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
295
Vote Average
5.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits
Agent John Travis
Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark
Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom
Angela Bettis
Jenna
Holliston Coleman
Cody
Christina Ricci
Cheri Post
Lumi Cavazos
Sister Rosa
Michael Gaston
Det. Frank Bugatti
Eugene Lipinski
Stuart
Dimitra Arliss
Dahnya
Anne Betancourt
Maria
Helen Stenborg
Sister Joseph
Matthew Lemche
New Dawn Kid at Van
Dan Warry-Smith
New Dawn Kid
Elisabeth Rosen
New Dawn Kid
Tony del Rio
New Dawn Kid
Nicole Lyn
New Dawn Kid
Michael McLachlan
New Dawn Kid
Vince Corazza
Reverend's Assistant
David Eisner
Dr. Ben
Gary Hudson
Maggie's Date
Samantha O'Dwyer
Cody (3 years old)
Nicolas Salgado
Martin Casillas
Marcia Bennett
Head Nurse
Peter Mensah
Good Samaritan Janitor
Yan Birch
Good Samaritan on Bridge
Alexa Gilmour
Good Samaritan in Subway
Wanda-Lee Evans
Woman on bus
Cedric Smith
Pediatric Doctor
Dwayne McLean
Homeless man
Brenda Devine
Woman with sick Daughter
Lauren Spring
Daughter
Christopher Redman
New Dawn intern
Jovanni Sy
Code blue doctor
Trevor Bain
Task force investigator
Brian Heighton
Techie
Christopher Marren
Diner State Trooper
Todd Schroeder
Diner State Trooper
John Healy
Diner local policeman
Dylan Harman
Boy in playground
David Sparrow
Crawford
Michael Copeman
Police Lieutenant
Neil Girvan
Detective
Carol Lempert
Detective
Kelvin Wheeler
Detective
Tony Meyler
Detective
Richard Carmichael
Task force detective
Roman Podhora
Desk sergeant
Dean Gabourie
Alley officer
Arnold Pinnock
Alley officer
Teresa Pavlinek
Dentist's receptionist
Jeffrey Caudle
Boy in dentist's chair
Catherine Fitch
Sister Helena
Neville Edwards
Pier cop
John Shepherd
Mr. Czernik
Norma Edwards
Mrs. Czernik
Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Gibbons
Dan Duran
Reporter
Sandi Stahlbrand
Reporter
Mia Lee
Newscaster
Matt Birman
Upstate Cop
Meredith McGeachie
Nurse
Henry Alessandroni
Hospital cop
Austin Reed
Baby Cody
Corrina Reed
Baby Cody
Brianna Reed
Baby Cody
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